The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

ENIEMBER ! WE WAIT SUPPER for you of er the Covent Garden Opera, at EVANS'. Fail IZINAHAN'S LL R IV N I D I y ISKY v. COGNAC B. This celebrated Old IRIS ii WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded n Kinahan's LL Whisky." CITY OFFICES COMPANY (LIMITED).- NOT ICE IS HER.I4IBY GIVEN, That the DIREC TORS of the CITY OFFIC t4S COMPANY (Limited) have this day made a Ca 1 of £2 10s. per Share on the Shares of the Company, payable at The Agra and Maaterman's Bank (limited), Nicholas-lane, on or before 'THURSDAY, the 24th of November next; and Interest, at •he rate 01 10 per cent., Will be charged on all Calls not then paid. By order of the Board, G. W. BENWELL, Secretary. 27111 October, 1864. N.B.—No Transfer of Shares, upon which the Call has not been paid, will be reiistered. GRESHAM LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 37, Old Jewry, E.C. F. ALLAN cuirris, Actuary and Seen tary. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1826. Offices -1, Dale- -treet, Liverpool; 20 and 21, Poultry, 7, Cornhill, and 56, Charing-cross, London. (Empowered Specially by Parliament.) INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,010,030 STERLING. By an Act of the last Session of Parliament, the Globe Insurance Comp Any of London was amalgamated. as from the 29t1a, September, 1862, with the Liverpool and London Com pany, and by a clause in the Act the name of the latter Com pany was subsequently changed to THE LIVERPOOL. AND LONDON AND GLOB HI INSURANCE COMPANY. 4 ..1 11 n e CAPITAL of the Company is Two Millions, of which Rls paid up and invested ; and in addition there are eserve Funds, which, independently of the Life Reserve, arenunt to X 1,200,000. FIRE INSURANCE.—The Premiums in 1863 exceeded by u p Bo wards and were Qre a t er th an those of any other Company will be of £200,0 - 0. The position in the Duty Return be understood from the following statement : Th Sun, e s t a b lished in 1710, collected duty in 1863, V 15,000 The Phcenix The 1782, Liverpool "and 1836 19 138,003 whilstltdon and Globe j no other If 133,C03 LIFE Company collected as much as., 80,010 W ere x, INSURANCE--The Premiums receivgi in 18r.3 Th e ` °9,5 ' O , and the Annuities paid am untcd to .£31,500. The Liab lity of _ d accumulated to tomes these Liabilities is L 1,450,000. roprietors m is unlimited. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOUN S, Resident Secretary. September, 186 t. THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Limited. Capital subscribed, £5,000,00. Paid up, .£50 , ,000. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Chairman. X};(110.1)hon Ball!, Esq. Charles Icelson, Esq, ...; ..• 7olem ari, ' , sq. G. G. Maophers m, Esq. •! r. irrnA derman Battu. Sir J IL l'elly, Bart. ,La es Dickson, Peg W. Scholefleld, Esq„ M.P. ..y. D. liadow , I , ' • 4.o4lla.nson', Eq. li . D. S. Seymour,o. Scot t, I ' E a r s i t.. , m. r M.P. 52, F . iiartord, Esq Joseph Thornton, Esq. F. Bolroyd. E ' I. Q l ioniere j,, , s q . F. G. West uorland, Es 1 . . Capt. J. Gilbert • , sq. Alfred Wilson, Esq. Jo hnston. M. Zarifi, Esq. 1- Inry J . B ark ~. MANAGERS. Esq. Barker, ''s cl., and T. Fraser Sandeman , The n JUNKERS. Rank of F l d T he 11 1 K of l ',ng d til . Th e union ]lank London. on London. The Agra, andla o s t terman's Bgnk, Limi`ed. This A Sir NV. Miles, Bart., and Co., Bristol. f or fixed pgseo4.oitsion receives money on deposit at notice, and • Makes advances on approved securities. N • nes:.gettates Loans, and undertakes General Finaneial Basi- CrQsb W. C. WINTERBOTTO III , Secretary. Y 9G, Bishopgate-street Within. RE SOLDIER'S LEGACY.-Mr. GERMAN _entitled T S NeW Opera di Camera TO-NIGHT, at Eight, Afactarren , TnE SOLDIER'S LEGACY, composed by G. A. Esq., and written by John Oxenford. Esq., in rhich Miss R. Hend erson , M r . Whiffin, Mr. P. A. Shaw, and Poole (by the kind permission of the New Opera Corn vallY), Will appear. Concluding with TOO MANY COOKS, tjusrtained by Mi ss D'E s t e Fi n l a y son , M r . J. A. Shaw, and Whiffin.—ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14 ' R egent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 2s. • stalls, 3s. ; s tall chairs, ss. ; ma y b e secure d i n a d va n ce without fec. TH E O. X 0 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury ll‘ll Company (limited). THIS EVENING will be rrodueed (eighth time in this Country), olt PII EE AUX ENFERS, by Offenbach. MASANIELLO, MARTHA, LA TROVATORE, and THE FAVORITE, &c , by the tollowing Artistes, viz., Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry,Walmsley, Tyrrell, ke. With augmented Band and Chorus, condu2ted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Air. JACKSON HANES, the Champion skater, in his per lormane on the Lra - .viug Room Skates, of Quadrilles. Varsoviennes, &c, UNSWORTII (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall, Jr. Nash, Herr Hermann, and fdlle. Cava Ito. LE PETIT IILONDIN. Admission—Area, ed. ; stalls and balcony, Is.; private b.,xes, 10s. ed. R D, CANTERBURY HALL. Triumphant Success of PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET. Under the title of Prince Perfume and Princess Bouquet far nizhtly to be seen at the C an t er b ur y H a ll a M ag i c Sp ec t ac l e transcending in poetry of concept' on, h auty and in- Re , uitY of arrangement, scenic effect, and brilliancy li2ht Inand colour any former ap lication (even at this Hall) of the Poliilek-own as the OPTICAL ILLUSION. n this last and Five _tiye dlsp` ay of scenic art and of brilliant choreograpt is tome",lnesque grouping will be found plc iv es surpassing va zan ' a the greatest achievements of the Modern Extra- COSIIIA .I . S ;e "THE SHIPWRECK," "THE PHA/NTOM The .111 t: and " THE CURTAIN OF FIRE." e d a e t. r a. i s ;e l Sk,,,tcb," which is the centre of these corns dental alutbilyereaw.n;dvekm,. vvaannddeerrvvviii.; the overture and lod e °Mord Perfume' Mrs William Randall. Hall Company (limited). sTRAND m usicK HALL , ~... PitomENADE C OXCERT EVERY EVENING. - S With a full Band of Forty Performers. Conductor Mr. F Kingsbury. Vocalists :--- Macill, s. Wilks;A!olidoir, Instrumentall t i ni Adelmarm ; C.tnet NI S Signor . . and Mayer. 3 1 • ‘ ' 4 Du hein ; Pianoforte, M. Mattel, PL, ajtsty the Ring of Italy. nist to his Admission, ls. ; Private boxes, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, 2s. ........_________ Coma; at Eight. STRAND IVIUSICK lIALL. MUSICK AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. I,:v_COMICK AT TEN O'CLOCK. HA T -PASTE V ENING, THE GREAT VANCE AT TEN. ADAM E q'USSAUD'S EXHIBITION, s t established upwards of 29 years at the Bazaar, reet.Baker- fro en,th PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken 111 life, is now added. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. AROYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, R. It. RIGNELL. p.suring the week, and till further notice, in addition to the rr"" c e Mnsic, Selections fr Verdi's popular Oeras Il roorvatore, Traviata, Rigoletto, &c. Meyerbeer's E P toile' du d, Huguenots, &c. ; Melodies of the Forest, VAlse. Guy alannering, Polka, ke. Conductor—L. CURTI. Doors Open at half-past B.—Admission, One Shilling. Manager—M. GIIENET. -1/lAD AN! E RACHEL'S CIRCASSIAN T I EAITTY WASH, ALABASTER POWDER, an d (;OLDEN HAIR WASH can only b e o bt a i ne d a t 47 A, Icew Bond-street. TEE TH. IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTISnmo ry.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been st successfully combined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TEETH. upon a new principle. The real Value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishintr to avail themselves of professional assistance by cmsulting Mr. ALBERT, 34, Great Russell- Street, Bloomsbury, whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so pelf ectly efficient. (IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ‘-/ Ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a., i n It a li an, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. I mported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her alajesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, 111INERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,6, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE- R.R.LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand W.C. SINESSE S.-Mr. ANDREW RIND'S Containin NOVEMBER LIST, g 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. urvlc tQ ' -- CORNER OP LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. CAPITAL INVESTMENT, nearly (-gnat to 11 13N, 11 : 11 OLD. —Mr. ANDREW HIND hit . t f . or . di , spo ie s a a r l SonthRTIIO'USE, with House and Shop adjoining, t taxes ; yZ?.II, produ'ing £75 per annum ; t nants paying all creasing.; f i `7,,,t property in the neighbourhood rapidly in £10; 10,,,,,,,' , fur a term ot 999 years at a ground-rent of Lire, St t . I.:au- :Pee XS`)O —Further particulirs and cards to ' a the —State Agency Offices, corner of Little Carter- B. --------_____ .. TEETR.--Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The Isit 11"clsive right to this Patent was F ccured to Mr. rtY's• e 9 of G rosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by hor Ma- Itoy al seal (July 17, 18C0), and can only be procured at us residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mtion can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without Pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect _enderet .- "us ; their resemblance to nature erfect un olectable,rn and they are guaranteed for is ma p sticatinn and and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. "Mr. F a k OPINIONS OF 'min PRESS. ell dental-surgeon, as succeede in roducing artificial teeth, , and so constructi h ng. th they that they p last their p u rpose a lifetime. . . The process has been patent e d , and 18 60. promises to be mo s t va l ua b le. " —Court Journa l , August "A surprlsing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth to the gum by a patented principle, which secures the most perfect aid, combined with the greatest ease and agreeable appeaTance."—Morning Advertiser, August 9, 1860. D ecayed teeth stopped, &o. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Ciroovenor-street, Bowl-street. N°. 22,580. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE COST OF CAERGWYN• By MARY HOWITT. •` The intere t of this charming . story never flags from the beginning to the end. It cannot fail to delight, iorit is un doubtedly the best work that has emanated from Mary Ilowitt's pen."—Post. Hurst and Blackctt, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. AGGREGATE SALE 28,000. BENTLEY'S FAVOURITE NOVELS. In crown Svo., Two Illustrations in each Volume. EAST LYNNE. By Mrs. WOOD. es. QUITS By the Author of "I he Initials" and "At Odds." Gs. THE CEIANNINGS. By the Author of "East Lynne." Cs. NED LOCKSLEY, the ETON lAN. Gs. THE INITIALS. 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ONE GUINEA TO ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS PER ANNUM, According to the Number of Volumes required. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London City Office-4, King-street, Cheapside. Branch Establishments: Cross-street, Manchester; and Temple-street, Birmingham. NIUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. SECOND-HAND BOOKS ON SALE. Purchasers of Books for Public or Private Libraries, Mer chants, Shipping Agents, intending Emigrant. and others, are respectfully invited to apply for the APRIL LIST of WORKS withdrawn from Mudie's Library for This List includes Cspt. Speke's Discovery of the Source of the Nile—Sir R. 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PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL , without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, lOs 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established 1838.—T1101IAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. DINNEFDRD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA has been, during thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and univers t'ly accepted by the P,blic. as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach. Heartburn. Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp di Illy for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim ple and e egant remedy has been found highly beneficial. 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The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, Its. 61 Testimonials from art istes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. L.AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN _LA EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. it frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption it- effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Preparea oniy and sold by W. LAIIIRERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13/d., and three quantities in one, 24. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lamberts Asthmatic Balsam, The name awl address are engraved WI the stamp. ‘ AIX. IN brAY NI?, P 7 •-- c=,•• -e__,,,,--,--,__—___, 4_._...._,c__._.,..—.,--r___--c___„..--------<-_.----- - P .- e $ll4 1-x- ------'' _ i. ~. 4 1 . ,- ~, -,.,.• V.' -' qc, , , : -:,..01 - • rq -. •VA 1..5 . ' ..--; it... I=- .0 , ..4 - *5+S * - ... • .„ ~ .d c . , - -. , L4,4 47 - j%, :; , - - ,...,:i , - . --- i , ;.-- .1 - , - -Vitll. n _, . c z i . : *.,..!.' ' --:' gratifying that the directors hay: r(*tyliattf I.: y am, ~... _ • .-..,..- e ...%,,„. ..?... all tha company's people were ea .z ....: t,. 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LlERLimerrimeaue....---- The examination of the Whitworth vent on its removal from the gun at the close of the day's firing on Thursday, reported in the Sun yesterday, proved the correctness of Mr Whitworth's hypothesis, the vent of the platinum end being found partially closed by evident contact with tLe uncovered iron bolt on the sponge heed. Some burnt remains of the cartridge flannel also were found in the cham. ber, the gun in this latter particular meeting with a species of fouling common to all. PRICF ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Drogheda collection. Mr. James Finn, first-class assistant, Cork, 6th division, Cork collection, has been appointed officer of Clones, 2d ride, Drogheda collection. Mr J.Hale, officer, of second Tenb clerk, ar y Weymouth ride,lveymolith Tenbury ride, H ere f or d collect i on, has been appointed drop ped ride officer, London, South, co ll ec ti on . M r W . H . Daw son, collection,A h a collection,sb en appointed i officer h Morris, officer, Llanwrst Carnarvon collection, has been appointed to officiate in London, South division, Lon don, South collection. Mr W. M•Gruer, officer, Weem ride, Perth collection, has been appointed officer of Llanwrst ride Carnarvon collection. Mr C. Lyall, preventive mao, Long Island preventive station, Long Island district, has been appointed to Crathie preventive station,Aberdeen collection. Mr A. Carmichael, tffieer, Wadebridge, 21 ride, Truro col lectior,has been appointed preventive man, Lenglsland pre ventive station,Long Island district. Mr J.F.Stevens,officer, Rhayader ride, Welshpool collection, has been appointed officer of Llanidlocs tide, We-hpool collection. Mr Wil liam E. Girton, first-class assistant, Campbelton, 3d divi sion, Campbelton collection, has been appointed officer of Rhayader ride, Welshpool collection. Mr Edward Dowl ing Stanley, dropped first-class assistant, Aberdeen collec tion, has been appointed officer of Wadebridge, 2d ride, Truro collection. Yesterday the 70• pounders entered upon their socond stage of trial at Portsmouth with direct shell firing at the Alfred target ship to test percussion fuses against a wooden ship. The Alfred is an old armour-plate target ship, with her broken armour removed from her sides, and then planked over ex ternally, and her ports 1112 d in with 41n, fir .21Atk log. She 1,3 y moored ir. Porchester Creek, with her port broadside presented to the S:ork gui4h)at, which was moored 700 yaTeis distant, with the three 70-pounders on her deck, mounted en pivoted slide carriages. The special committee, with Captain A. C. Ray, C. 13., took up their quarters on board the Erebus floating battery, which was lying at the bend of Porchester Creek, and about 400 yards distant from the Alfred, the latter vessel being stem on to the view of the committee from the deck of the Erebus, and thus affording a capital position on the battery's deck to view the effects of the shells as they were fired at the target ship. The - Malt. worth shells contained a bursting charge of 21b., and were fired with a 101 b. charge. The Arm. strong shunt gun shell contained a bursting charge 411 b., and was also fired with a 101 b. charge; The Armstrong wedge gun shell contained a bursting charge of 41lb. and was fired with a 91b. charge. The first shell was fired from the shunt gan, went over the ship without exploding, and was after wards brought back by a fisherman, who had recovered it in a field on the north shore of the harbour, about 4,000 yards from where it was fired from. The second shell was from the Whitworth gun and also went over the ship. The third, from the wedge gun, burst in the ship. The fourth, from the Whitworth, burst in the ship. The fifth from the shunt, burst prematurely between the gun and the ship, and the sixth from the same gun did the same. The seventh, from the shunt, went over the ship, its first graze being about 400 yards beyond the target ship. The eighth, ninth, and tenth shells, all from the shunt, all burst close to the muzzle or in the gun. Nos. 1, 12, 13, 14, and 15 were fired from the Whit worth gun, and all burst in the ship. Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 were fired from the wedge gun, and all burst in the ship. A visit to the ship at this stage of the proceedings disclosed the fact to the committee,that the damage inflicted upon the interior of the ship by the respect tive shells might be approximately proportioned according to the amount of their bursting charge, but it was impossible to draw any very exact and reliable comparisons. The decks of the ships were covered with splinters, sufficient in quantity to have wounded or killed every man who might have been stationed upon them had the ship been in action, but the ship was nowhere on fire, nor was she, as yet, at all seriously damaged externally. The firing was resumed with the 24th shell from the shunt gun, which burst on the off gun whale of the ship and inside. Four more followed from the same gun, three of which burst in the ship and one burst on passing through the ship. The Whit worth gun next took up the firing with five shells, making the total Lumber up to 30. Four of thew burst in the ship, but one (No. 29) went over and burst some 300 yards beyond. The wedge gun followed with six shells, making the total number fired at the ship for the day 36. Four of these burst inside the ship; ono burst on striking and one passed through the ship and buried itself in the mud in tic distance without burs'ing. This coucludtd the firing. The Awful Catastrophe at Calcutta. DESTRUCTION OF ENGLISH SHIPS.-APPRE HENDED IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE. - Owing to the Overland India mail bringing the original telegrams of the fearful cyclone at Calcutta not being due till next Tuesday, great anxiety pre vails among the ehipowners, merchants, and under writers, not only in London, but Liverpool, Man* chester, and Glasgow, to ascertain the extent of losses sustained to the English shipping during that terrible visitation. It is computed that the value of the English vessels lying in the river Hoogly at the time of the outbreak of the storm was between two and three millions sterling, the largest portion of which is owned by merchants at Liverpool and Manchester, There was a special meeting yesterday of the com mittee of Lloyd's Salvage Association, which was also attended by numerous merchants and underwriters, when it was urged to despatch without delay special agents to Calcutta, in order to protect the interests of all parties concerned in the losses, several mer chants expressing their conviction that the calamity would be found to be far greater than at present imagined in London. Special agents representing the London and Liverpool owners and underwriters will leave by the next mail. The mail on Tuesday, however, will not furnish much additional intelligence to what has already gone forth to the public. It was telegraphed from Calcutta to Bombay up to about the 10th October, when the steamer started for Suez, therefore the details of the hurricane will not come to hand until the succeeding mail from Calcutta ; and as the Nemesis (s), which was put on for this mail, ap pears among the disabled ships in the disaster, it will doubtless be considerably delayed. Some doubt have been expressed as to the authen-, ticity of the reports in the Paris papers that up wards of 12,000 lives had been sacrificed by the in undation of the villages along the banks of the Hoogly. This, however, is believed to be too true. Calcutta merchants in the city express that opinion, and, indeed, assert that when the accounts arrive the losses will be found to be frightful. Some 25 years since Calcutta was visited by a similar cala. mity, when upwards of 36,000 natives lost their lives by the inundation of their villages, The banks of the Hoogly were washed away, and the bore. wave carried the ships into the interior of the paddy fields. Such is supposed to be the case in the pre sent instance. The telegrams containing the list of losses and disasters to the shipping were full of inaccuracies in the spelling of the names of the ships, but by re ference to the latest advices from C ►lcutta of the shipping in that port, a more perfect list has been viivuteli, or canton Tee sunjoinea is a copy. SHIPS REPORTZD TO lIF. TOTALLY LOST. The ship - Great Tasmania, 2,500 tons, belonging to Li verpool. The ship Lew Chew, 860 tons, Captain Sinclair, from Liverpool. The Baron Renfrew, 1,100 tons, Captain Rees, front Li. vapool. The ships Vespasian, Singapore, Thunder (opium ship), Franklin, Govindporo, Ally, Nimrod, Azgenica, and A. J. Kerr. to the general results thcy may be very briefly 'aummed ui) in the words before made of-11,0 may ho 14irly apnerti-sacd to each bilt:11 according to its bursting charge. Beams were split up and broken and hurled over the target ship's deck with ugly j:gged pieces of the broken shells, snip of planking, and cartle4ds of wooden splinters, but the ship was nut set fire to. So far for the inside of the ship. With regord to her outside, a neatly cut hole plainly told where the shell had entered the ship, but the damage, with one exception, did not extend beyond the spot struck. The exception referred to is a most re 4 naarkablo one, and will afford most valuable data for the guidance of the Lords of the Admiralty in their intended application of chain cable armour to the broadsides of our wooden ships in the wake of their engines and boilers. The shell broke the cable clean in two, and exploding by the force of impact and resistance to its flight drove in the ship's planking and timber, doing more damage in fact to the ship's side externally than all the other shells put together. Here was clear proof that the sure means to insure damage to a wooden ship's side from rifled shell was simply to hang chain cables over her side for so-called protection. The chain The Glasgow ship Sir W, Eyre, 1,316 tons, owned by Messrs Law and Co. The Dirigo, 1,020 tons, belonging to Messrs Cant, of Liverpool. The Solway, 800 tons, and 12 large steam tags. Six other large vessels, all in country (India) trade, are included in the list of totally lost, to which are also to be added tho wrecks of three large fine steamers, each 1,000 tons burden, belonging to the British India Steampacket Company, trading between Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, and in one instance, that of the Persia, all on board perished. LIST OF SHIPS ASHORE, DAMAGED, &O. The Anno Royden, 1,175 tons, belonging to Liverpool. The ship Hanover, 1,046 tons, owned by Mr. Marshall, Fenchurch-street, London. The Newcastle, 1,137 tons, belonging to Messrs Green and Co., of Blackwell. The Red Rose, 1,455 tons, owned by Messrs Curtis and Co., London. She was last from Melbourne. The King Arthur (iron) 1,215 tons, belonging to Messrs Capperd and Co., London. The Southampton, 909 tons, owned by Messrs Bremner and Co., London. The Pride of Canada, 906 tors, belonging to Messrs Taylor and Co., London. The Mauritius (iron a s), 2,400 tons, owned by the General Steam and Shipping Company. The Carribean, 800 tons, belonging to Messrs Taylor and Co., London. The City of Paris, 990 tons, belonging to Messrs Smith and Co., Glasgow. The Victoria Bridge, 1,201 tons, from Liverpool. The Winchester, 1,157 tons, belonging to Messrs Mars shall, of London. The Bengal (s), 2,000 tons, owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. The Lady Palmerston, 1,247 tons, from Liverpool. The Mooresfoot, 1,189 tons, belonging to Messrs Moore and Co., Liverpool. The Mirzapore, 778 tons, Captain Pitson, owned by Mr Scott, of London. She was last from Bombay. The Southern Cross, 650 tons, belonging to Messrs Simp son, of London. The Broughton Hall, 1,193 tons (iron), owned by Messrs Sinclair, of London. The Indian, 1,291 tons. The Agra, 930 tons, belonging to Messrs Rathbourne and Co., of Liverpool. The Ohevy Chase, 687 tons, owned by Messrs Blythe and Co., of Liverpool. The Lincolnshire, 1,024 tons, belonging to Messrs Wilson and Co., Liverpool, The Manilla, 1,147 tons (iron), owned by Messrs Phillips and Co., Liverpool.! The Morrie England, 1,042 tons, belonging to Messr s Beazley and Co., Liverpool. The Monmouthshire, 1,153 tons, owned by Messrs Bolt and Co., Liverpool. The John Chism, 880 tons, belonging to Messrs Chism and Co., Liverpool. The Astronomer, 1,119 tons (iron), owned by Messrs Harrison and Co., of Liverpool. Was last from Bombay. The Beaumaris Castle, 1,140 tons, belonging to Messrs Somes and Co., of Blackwell. The Royal Alexandria, 1,040 tons. owned by Messrs Browning and Co., of Glasgow. The Waterloo, 1,253 tons, belonging to Messrs Leon and Co., Liverpool. The Aladdin, 840 tons, Captain Ermal, from Bombay. The (ship) Wido Awake, 806 tons, Captain Smith, from Hong Kong. Tho (ship) the City of Lahore, 1,500 tons, Captain Top ping, from Glasgow. The Botanist, 1,124 tons, from London, belonging to Messrs Harrison, of Liverpool. The Western Star, 1,400 tons, engaged in the India trade, belonging to Liverpool. The Romaine, 1,700 tons, Captain Crickthaw, from Bombay. The Collirgwood, 1,200 tons, Capt. Nunn, from Madras. The Sir John Lawrence, of Liverpool. The Martaban, 827 tons, of Live r p oo l. The Salsette, Nimrod, CB B a 3p t t e o i n n e D, b aN e v lo so n n g , in o g f Ltio ivveLrpooelr.pool, a total wreck. thus struck was one of three cables with which the ship was slung vertically, as is usual with all target vessels. The premature bursting of the shell from the shunt gun is something remarkable, the wedge gun being fired with the same description of fuse. It has been said that this bursting of shells prema turely from this gun is entirely owing to the nip the shell is believed to receive just as it leaves the muzzle of the gun, but this we believe to be 5s error, and the bursting of the shunt shells yester• day can only b© ascribed to some fiult in the fuse, which may perhaps before the next day's firing with shell be discovered and remedied. It is also just to say that the fuses themselves were experi. mental. No misfires occurred with the Whitworth gun yesterday, the additional precaution having been taken to prink each cartridge before firing. Yesterday was only the first stage of the direct shell firing, and it will be resumed probably on Tuesday next, and brought to a conclusion with shells fired en ricochet. On Monday next the 70• pounders will be tried outside Portsmouth harbour on the present private slides in independent and quick firing. Gen. Todleben, who had previously been taken over the various points of interest in Portsmouth Dockyard, paid a short visit to the Stork gunboat during the time the firing was going on, accom• panied by Major-Gen. Lord William Paulet, and Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.B. The Wreck of the Oliva, OFFICIAL RE PORT. The following is the report of the court of inquiry, held at Colombo, relative to the wreck of the ship Oliva : District Court, Colombo, August, 1864. TO THE BOARD OF TRADE, LONDON. We have the honour to report that, at an investigation into the causes of the wreck of the ship Oliva, at the in stance of the Receiver of Wrecks, held on the 18th and 231 inst., after hearing seven witnesses called by the said Re ceiver of Wrecks, we found-Ist. As to John Barr, Master of the said ship, that the accusation of intoxication made against him has not been substantiated, and accordingly returned him his certificate. 2d. As to Robert Barr, mate of the said ship, we fuund that her loss was caused by his gross ignorance, carelessness, and inattention ; but inas much as his certificate was that of second mate only, and not of chief mate, we felt compelled to run him such corti cate, and did so accordingly. 3d. We cannot close this report without censuring the captain for having proceeded to Bea in such a s t a t e o f h ea l t h as p reven t e d him taking personal command of the vessel, without having on board a competent officer. The wreck lies about three miles to the north of the port. JOHN EILBY, Judgo. JAMES DONNAN, Master Attendant Assessor: ACCIDENTS IN TILE FLEET.--Several accidents occurred in the Fleet during the inspection by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty latoly at Malta. We have already noticed the deaths of two fieamen on board the G;braltar, by falling from aloft. ,The one said to havo taken place on board the Revenge occurred on board the Royal Oak, by falling down the hold. Two others, ono with fatal result, happened to seamen on board the Marlborough, the other man having eacapod with a broken leg, —Malta incs, Oct. 17, To be added to tho above there are no less than G 4 large ships reported to be either ashore or damaged by collision after driving away from their anchors—but as some doubt exists as to Cleir identification as given by telegram, it would be useless to give them at present. The Peninsular and Oriential Steam Navigation Com pany had only two of their steamers at Calcutta at the n i time, and the suff4red like the rest of the shipping. It s THE SUN, LONDON, t.._;ATURDAY EVENING, OVEMB ER 5, 1864. 110 f - 'I4,ItSONS SEEKING LANDED ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY R.q'SIDENCES: FREEHOLD AND LEAS E HOL D INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY — TO BE DAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's " FnEE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF F °PERTH:B wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the oppoi faulty that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. 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Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great I.;r,t a. 1.. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E. QOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or having Business and [louses to be dispose.' of, should apply to Mr. CIIA.RLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, IV. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &o. Rents Collected. from Bedford to Leamington throughout, with the exception of a short piece from Weedon to Daventry, for which powers have been already obtained. The line will commence at or about the Midland Station at Bedford, and will join the Great Western near the Leamington Station. beaten, atter a severe . %Isiah, by a head; Gin Sling a bad third. A Fifty Pound Steeple 'lase Plate (Handicap) ; winners 71b extra. About two miles Mr 13. Land's, Pin., The L 'on, aged, lOst 10Ib.. (Owner) 1 Mr G. Egerton's The Reg% e, late the Orphan, aged, Sat 121 b '' Mr Barter's Ironsides, 6yn ') 13st (in, 71b extra) (T. Donaldson) 3 The following also ran : —l:ingfisher, Orion, Princess, Telscombe, and Old Windso r. . ... _ Betting-6 to 4 agst Taint . txube-2 to 1 agst Princess -sto 1 agst The Rouge-8 to I agst The Don. The Don, Rogue, and Princ ,tas went away in front, fol lowed by Telscorabe and in :fisher, to the second fence, which the latter refused. No 3articular change took place til; passing the Stand, where The Rogue was leading, Telscombe and Princess soon at terwards joined him, but the former fell 1. t the last fence but, one, and Princess came to grief at the next, and The Don, being left with the lead won very easily by five lengths; Ironsides a bad third. J. Land, who fell, was much bruised and shaken, and Princess, who also fell, broke her leg and was afterwards destroyed. The Bromley Cup, value 20 guineas ; gentlemen riders. One mile and a half on the flat. Mr Beaumont's Queen Mary, 12st 51b (Owner) 1 Mr Henry's Lady Blanche, 123 t 51b (Owner) 2 Mr Neville's Robin, 12st 51b (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Pioneer and Keaton Hind. Betting-7 to 4 agst Queen Mary, 2to 1 agst Lady Blanche, 5 to 2 agst Keaton Hind. Queen Mary made all the running, and won cleverly by half a length ; four lengths between second and third. CHERTSEY STEEPLECHASES...4II consequence of the Warwick and Leamington Hunt Meeting being extended to the 24th of November, it has been found necessary to alter the fixtures of Chertsey Steeplechases to Friday, the 25th, and Saturday the 26th of November, in order to avoid clashing. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. On the 10th nit, at 1 pm, Donne Canne out of the Cesare witch On tho 10th ult, at 3 5 pm, Myrtle out of the Cesare witch On the 24th ult, at 10 20 am, Golden Cross out of the Worcester Flying Stakes On the 28th ult, at 10 am, Skitter (dead) out of all en gagements On the 28th ult, at 10 pm, Donnybrook out of the Wor cester Handicap' vV On the 29th ult, at 10 25 am, Tartar out of the Worcester Handicap On the 31st ult, at 10 35 am, King of Utopia out of his Liverpool Autumn engagements. On the 31st ult, at 9 am, Exchequer out of Shrewsbury engagements On the 31st ult, at 9 am, Mountain Flower, Canterbury, and Majoo out of their engagements, 1864 On the 31st ult, at 9 am, His Excellency out of all en gagements On the 31st ult, at 310 pm, Leonora out of the Worcester Handicap On the 31st ult, at 3 45 pm, Golden Pledge out of his en gagements On the 31st ult. at 3 35 pm, Le Papillon and Petit Oiseau out of all their engagements, 1861 On the 31st ult, at 5 30 pm, filly by De Clare out ofJetty Trca out of all her engagements, 1864 On the 31st ult, at 5 30 pm, The Doe out of all engage ments On the 31st nit, at 5 30 pm, Comet out of all the Wor cester Handicaps On the Ist inst, at 9 am, Whiteleg filly and Chimney Sweep out of all their Shrewsbury engagements On the Ist inst, at 9 am, all Mr Cartwright's horses out of their Worcester engagements, 1864 On the Ist inst, at 9 am, Sweet Willie, Fitz-Avon, and Adventurer out of all their engagements On the let ins , ,at 9 am, East Lancashire out of the New port Cup, Shrewsbury On the let inst, at 6 pm, Magnum Bonum out of all en gagements On the 4th inat, at 9 am, Sweet Jessie out of her Liver pool and Shrewsbury engagements On the 4th inst, at 9 are, Church Militant and Overton out of their Liverpool engagements Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service, (Prow the -C447-.Som'a; Clu4ttle.) FOREIGN Orrto2--A vacancy at tho Embassy, Constan- tinople, has been, caused by the death of Mr Philip Sarrel, one of the Dragomen—Mr Geo. Samuel Lennon Hunt, Con sul at Perrambueo, has been appointed CArsul at Rio do Janeiro—Mr B. Welboro Doyle, Consul at Carthagena, Columbia, has been appointed Consul at Pernambuco—Mr Albany Fonblatque, Legal Vice-Consul Chancellier and Registrar of the Consular Court in Egypt, has been ap pointed Consul at Carthagena, Columbia—Mr Charles Li v • ingatone has been appointed Consul at Fernando Po—Mr Robert Bunch, Consul General in the Island of Cuba, has been appointed her Majesty's Judge in the Mixed Court established at Havannah, under the treaty of June 28,1835, between Great Britain and Spain, for the abolition of the slave trade, in the room of Mr Josephor Tucker Crawford, deceased. HOME OFFlCE—Messrs H. Granger Earnshaw, William Hope Fortescue, and James Ball Lak eman have been ap pointed sub-inspectors of factories. WAR OFFICE—There is a vacancy in the Accountant General's branch of the War Office, caused by the death of Mr Reginald Dew. Mr A, Keen, of the ordnance establish ment, Woolwich, has been appointed Deputy Assistant Su perintendent of Stores at Chatham, vacant by the removal of Mr J, F. Edwards to Davenport. CUSTOMS—Mr George Cooper has been appointed an outdoor officer, London—Mr John P. Harding has been appointed an outdoor officer, London—Mr T. W. Whitford has been appointed an outdoor officer, London—Mr G. K. Junes has been appointed an outdoor officer, London—Mr W. Silling has been appointed an outdoor officer, Sunder- land—Mr D. E. Griffith has been appointed an outdoor , offi cer, Newport—Mr W. IL Jones has been appointed an out door officer, Liverpool--Mr W. Maxwell has been appointed aft outdoor officer, Arbroath—Mr G. Goldfinch has been appointed a boatman, Liverpool—Mr J. M'lntyre has been appointed a boatman, Greenock—Mr J. Trissell has been appointed a waterman, London—Mr J. M'Guinness has been appointed house porter, Dublin—Mr A. Morphy has been promoted from the 13th to the 12th clerkship, Customs, Dublin—Mr W. Hasler has been promoted from the 14th to the 13th clerkship, Customs, Dublin—Mr W. Corby has been promoted from the 15th to tho 14th clerkship, Customs, Dublin—Mr J. R. Buckley has been promoted from the IGth to the 15th clerkship, Customs, Dublin— Mr J. Barry has been promoted from the 17th to the 16th clerkship, Customs, Dublin—Mr E. Murtagh has been pro moted from 18th to the 17th clerkship, Customs, Dublin— Mr John Maxwell has beon promoted from the 2d to the let class of out-door officers, Arbroath. Inland Revenue—Excise Branch—Mr Wm, Wells Page, surveying general examiner, 3rd class, has been appointed surveying general examiner, 2nd class—Mr Robert Micks, supervisor, Westport district, Sligo collection, has been ap pointed surveying general examiner, 3rd class—Mr William Morrison, supervisor, Edinburgh, 3rd district, Edinburgh collection, has been appointed supervisor of Edinburgh, sth district, Edinburgh collection—Mr Wm. Dear, supervisor, Edinburgh,2nd district, Edinburgh collection, has been ap pointed supervisor of Edinburgh, 3rd district Edinburgh collection—Mr John Wilkinson, supervisor, Worcester, 2nd district,Worcester collection, has been appointed supervisor of Huddersfie:d district, Halifax collection—Mr S. Jones, examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Worcester, 2nd district, Worcester collection—Mr James S. Osmond, officer, Bury, lat Division, Ipswich collection, has beenap pointed Officer of London West, 6th division, London, North collection—Mr Robert T. Brain, officer, Bury, 2d division, Ipswich collection, has been appointed Officer of Bury, Ist division, Ipswich collection—Mr H. E. Atkins, Officer of Norwich, sth division, Norwich collection, has been appointed Officer of Bury, 2d division, Ipswich col lection—Mr B. Farrar, officer, Hartlepool division, Sunder. land collection, has been appointed Officer of Norwioji, 6th division, Norwich collection—Mr T. Dewy, officer, Market Harborough, Ist ride, Northampton collection, has been appointed Officer of Hartlepool division, Sunderland cone°. tion—Mr E. Hoar, dropped officer, Glasgow, 16th division, Glasgow collection, has been appointed Officer of Donne division, Stirling collection—Mr T. Sproat, officer, Hud dersfield, Ist ride, Halifax collection, has been appointed Officer of Weem ride, Perth collection—Mr John Boynton, first-class assistant, Campbelton, 19th division, Campbelton collection, has been appointed Officer of Huddersfield, Ist ride, Halifax collection—Mr John O'Loghlen, officer, Kilrash ride, Limerick collection, has been ap. pointed to officiate in London, South division, London, South collection—Mr Ed ward Alleo, officer, Limerick ride, Limerick collection, has been appointed to Kilrush ride, Limerick collection—Mr P. Q. Shiel, officer, Newbridge ride, Cardiff collection, has been r ppointed officer of Limerick ride. Limerick collection—Mr Thomas South well, first-class assistant, Bathgate division, Linlithgow collection, has been appointed officer of Nowbridgo ride, Cardiff collection—Mr Wm. Bresnahan, officer, Lewes, Ist ride, Brighton collection, has been appointed dropped rule officer, London, South collection—Mr Edward Pughe, third clerk, Liverpool collection, has been appointed officer of Lewes, Ist ride, Brighton collection—Mr Thomas Lowry, officer, Drogheda ride, Drogheda collection, has boon appointed dropped ride officer, London, South collec tion—Mr James King, officer, Clones, 2d ride, Drogheda collection, luta baen appointed officer of Drogheda ride, SOUTH DEVON. It appears that a requisition signed by more than 300 in fluential shareholders in this company is to be presented to the directors, fur the purpose of inducing them to hold the next half-yearly meeting at Exeter, instead of, as usual, at Plymouth, and all subsequently half-yearly meetings alter nately at Plymouth and Exeter, on the ground that three. fourths of the shareholders liveut Exeter, Bristol, London, and other places cast of Exeter, and only ono-fourth of them in the neighbourhood of Plymouth. NEWPORT DOCK. The half-yearly meeting was held on Thursday at the offices, Newport, Mr Homfray in the chair. The report stated that there bad been an increase in re ceipts amounting to £1,373, as compared with the corre sponding half year, In anticipation of a large increase in the coal shipments additional engine power had been pro vided at the coal etaiths. The capital account showed that £331,120 had been received, and £339,916 expended, leaving a balance against the company of £3,790. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders on the improved position of the undertaking. Mr CARTWRIGHT seconded the motion, and showed that the undertaking had not been a profitable one for the pro prietary. He deprecated the idea which prevailed in some quarters of constructing new docks, and maintained that the existing docks would meet the requirements of the port for years to come. Mr BATCHELOR remarked that the Monmouthshire direc tors seemed to be of a different opinion, as they had agreed to subscribe to the new docks. The report was then adopted, and a dividend of £3 per share was declared on the 14 preference shares, being the whole amount of dividend due to the 30th of June last, and the balance amounting to £539 was carried forward to the next account. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1864. 1863. 1864. 1863. A 2,103 2.053 735 662 £,022 1,769 6,451 6,134 19.366 16,916 1,611 1,565 350 341 372 334 115 154 401 351 1,525 1.530 315 553 1,435 1.453 1,706 1,839 ::09 105 2,104 2,119 3,016 2,613 9,138 8,851 35,3.)1 32,992 36,637 31.893 1,161 1.6.0 523 515 7,591 8.111 65,407 60,939 79 Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 Belfast and County Down 49 49 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter 1215 1211 Caledonian 2621 ';.625 Cambrian 9l 81 Cockermouth & Workington B•5 85 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blaekrock, & Passag e 65 65 Cork and Youghal ...... Cornwall 651 655 Deeside . 17 17 Dublin & Velfast Junction.... 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld 9l} 54 Furness, &c 5O 6 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 287 853 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 (3, t. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 'it.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3875 3735 Great Western 12221 1169 hull and Ilornsea l3 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 1065 1065 Inverness & Perth Junction 1195 195 Irish North-Western 145 145 Kent Coast 27 27 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 401 Limeriok and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 261 261 Llanelly 461 461 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London and Blackwall .51 5 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2675 2611 London, Chatham, & Dover 725 721 Do. Metropolitan Extension 115 105 Man.,Sheflield,& Lincolnsh blanch. S.Jun.&Altrincham.. 95 95 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan 3l 3/ Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6511 641 Midland Gt. \Vesta. of hind 282 2595 Monkland slonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 251 lthymney 1 9.1 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastrn 3OB Tall Yale 57 Ulster .:. .., 1055 Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 435 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 7 75 West Cornwall 275 W. lilvtlepool If arbr.& ItaiL 4%"haven,Cleator,& Egrinnt lO Whit ehav en Junction l3 W hit ehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B Bahia, and San Eranch•co Belgian Eastern J unction 255 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 1855 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish lOBl Eastern Bengal Eastern of France 1135 East Indian' Gran 4 nk of Canada 1335 Grea ntral of Belgium 2 23 'Gres th an Peninsula 5 . -23 Great uxembourg 134 Greatj3outheen of: ,India Great Wes ternApCanada 345 Madras....:_:.. MadridoSlill‘ts a &A.licant 650 Nort , ..e! , Canada ... ..... .. Nort '.. .I`France ...... ..:. 697 Non' - • inn Trunk Ottokin Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 775 Scinde lO5 South Austrian Southern of France 770 Victoria Welland 25 West 1' ianders ... West &N- Westn of France 930 1,5'J3 1,492 1,828 1,312 1,743 1,588 120 400 33,8( 8 33,668 180 170 130 146 7 3 567 490 331 104,413 1,9,336 1,777 1,760 20,879 20.557 18,4:.8 18,185 5,916 5,906 1,350 1,223 17,476 16 519 1,302 1,122 1,534 1.505 2,305 I,B_B 47,763 44,4,8 4,504 4,470 1,6 0 1,628 2,739 2,515 583 k 1095 252 19i 113 1051 10 4.1 21,(51 20.710 5'.),371 56,383 2,998 3,1 4 8,811 8,6G0 1,0;2 1, ,, 10 6,00.: 5,389 5,1c5 1,8 5 881 6'2.9 3.7 A 3, 55 22,3 - '9 20 762 6, 37 6,837 2.61 i isl 172 +6B 2,993 2 307 276 347 3,781 1.799 803 73/ 4,62 1 4,631 , 679 673 96: 1,0 8 853 - 8 0 828 46,251 31.251 761 338 3tB 406 - 185 k 1,235 1,762 185 , 6,716 6,341 108! 6,180 4.878 110 2,032 1,476 1302 67,519 61,688 934 2.1.918 13,876 1335 21,675 23,34 210 6,3:6 5,724 6381 9,714 5,277 134 4,913 4.439 79 5 0 500 3.5 12,113 13,337 447 6,003 4,;01 650 18,453 19,205 91 1,461 1,818 697 6 :,076 58,717 41 9:0 912 48} 1713 155,736 154,476 1431 71,423 64,569 77i 542 485 105 3,380 3,683 14b4 6SO 26,016 18,440 196 7,293 7.772 25 343 579 75 1,150 U7l 930 52,096 .46,385 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BROMLEY FLAT RACES AND SPEEPLE CHASE S--FRIDA.Y. The second day of the meeting was not as well favoured by the weather as the opening day, the dense fog which en veloped the metropolis during the morning no doubt deter ring many intending visitors from being present; but alto. gether the meeting was a success, and the strength of some of the fields (more particularly yesterday) was rather sur prising, considering that it is entirely a new fixture. The Bickley Stakes was won by Lady Warwick ; the favourite got badly off, never being prominent. The Kent Steeple chase resulted in favour of Ballycasey, the favourite, by 10 lengths. The Don won both the succeeding steeplechases. The favourite, Telscombe, when running well in the Steeplechase Plato, fell and threw Johnny Land so heavily that it was at first thought he must be seriously injured— butßit i : r l ia f es ulraro p ' li s cio t o gvv Laeil,: scl is w e are happy to say th a t, a lthough stunned and s h a k en he had no bones broken. The'Bromley Cup fell to Queen Mary, which closed the sport, full particulars of which will b e found below. Th e Bickley Stakes (Handicap) of 3 soya each, with 20 y Di Warwick, ploma3 3 added, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 40 souse Ab o ut 5 fur. Mr Wales's yrs. Bst 121 b.. (J. Smith) 1 Mr s Mr Yr4Bte7srt, 3 yrs, Sat 71b 71b (Carroll) 2 also ic Qt ran the (B Forster) 3 T Mysterious Lady, Tragedy, Magic, and Lady Wilson filly. Diploma, and Chicot the Jester made Betting—Even on Magic, 3 to 1 agst Lady Warwick, 5 to 1 agat Diploma. Di laying last, into the straight, and Lady Warwick Maintaining her advantage,won by two lengths ; a neck divided the second and third ; Magic and Tragedy were last. The winner was bo u g ht in f or 41 guineas. Th ft r , i w e it n h t 50 0 edpaedndlia;ndicaPSteeplechase of 5 soya each, 2 winners extra. About three miles. Mr J. Rea ;'s Ballycasey, aged, 10st 121 b (J. Land) 1 Mr Nugent's Si r Bobby, aged, list (Mr Barry) 2 Mr J. Reeve's F its Ruyter, 4 y rs, lOst •,,„ (Brazier) 3 Major Ainslie's M iss Arthur, a g ed, lOst 101 h (B. Lan d ) 4 Levity and Orion also ran. Betting-6 to 4 apt BallyeasoY, 7to 2 agst Levity, 4to 1 agst Orion, 5 to 1 eget Sir Bobby, Orion made the running, followed by Miss Arthur and Fitz Ruyter, the latter of whom took the lead over the first leap, which Orion refused, and was stopped. Passing the Stand Ballycasey had a slight load of the other four, who were in a line. Going round the turn Fitz Ruyter took the command, but was soon deprived of it by Miss Arthur, and the lot ran in a cluster. Passing the Stand the second time, and at the second leap from home, Ballycasey took up the running, was never afterwards headed, and won, hard held, by two lengths—Fitz Ruyter was a bad third— andof a mile from hom e. Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 25 Miss Arthur l ast. Levit y broke down three-quarters A Selling li'll a d o i v e : P added. About two miles. Mr B. Land, jun.'s, The Don, 12st 41b (B. Land) 1 Mr ltayne's Remunerator, 12st (Mr Grant) 2 Mr G. Hill's Gin Sling, 12st (T. Barton) 3 Stays also ran. Betting—fl to 4 agst The Don-2 to 1 agat Stays-5 to 1 agst Remunerator. Stays made the runni n g until reachin g the first lea p the second time round, wh ere she fell ; the lead was then taken Whew A•eca u nerator aludlenzeil, but, never getting up, was by he Don, who carri ed on the runnin g into the straight, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. Tho half-yearly meeting of this company was held yea .erday at the London Tavern—Mr W. J. Hamilton in the chair; Mr Watt, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report was taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he hoped they would consider it perfectly satisfactory, The Thul Ghat incline would be finished about the end of _ _ the present year, and opened for traffic early in the ensuing year. When they ccnsidered that the Thul Ghat was the key to their North-Eastern Extension line, it was impos. sible to overrate its importance. The Thul Gh%t incline was between niae and ten miles in length, and when it was considered that the permanent way materials required for a length of 600 miles of railway would have to pass up the incline, and the whole of the traffic from the interior would have to be brought down it, they could form some idea of the importance of its completion for traffic, But during the time of its construction, the fuel consumed by all the engines on this extension line had to be carried up those ghats in the ordinary way at great labour and ex pense, and they would perceive how greatly the completion of this incline would add to their success in conducting the traffic. The expense of cartage up the incline paid to con tractors amounted during the past half year to very nearly £lO,OOO, the whole of which would be saved on its opening fur traffic, and that large amount would be an addition to their receipts. With regard to other portions of their line the works were not so for ward. Ha thought great credit was duo to their engineering staff for the progress made with the works. With rogard to their finances the account of receipts and expenditure would show how they stood. They would perceive in the revenue account that there had been an increase in the receipts of £90,000, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year. This had arisen from the great increase in their goods and passen ger traffic, but satistactory as that statement appeared, the increase in the r,:ceipts was nearly counterbalanced by the in- crease in the working ex einses. The increase in the receipts was at the rate of £122 per mile of railway, while the in crease of expenditure was about £l2O per mile, showing an actual net increase of between £2 or £3 per mile only. That was not satisfactory. But this increase of expenditure in,- eluded £33,000 paid as eJrnpensation for cotton destroyed on the line by fires at the beginning of the year. Those losses had been entirely paid, and there were no claims now ou`.. sranding. Latterly Chore fires had ceased, great care having been tak€ n to prevent them. Considerable aaention was de voted to Lo :eking the cettf , n, and covering the waggons with tarpaulins; and also covered wagons would be used for the conveyance of cotton and other inflammable goods. He was in hopes that those fires would not occur again to any serious extent. Another cause of increased expense must be attributed to the increased price of fuel. In the last half year 21,300 tons of coal were consumed in the loco motives, and for the corresponding half of 1863 only 13,000 tons, while the cost in the last half year was 51s per ton, and in the corresponding period of last year 39a 6d per ton. All the other items of expense were about the same as those fur corresponding periods. They trusted that with the efforts of their new manager those expenses would be kept under :or the future. The great accumulation of cotton prior to the monsoon did not occur this year, as he had no doubt the active and strenuous exertion of their manager in diminish- ing the accumulations of cotton hal caused a considerable increase of expense. The part of the line from Kussara to Callian presented great difficulties to goods trains being moved along it, owing to its being a single line, the proposi tion of doubling it ho hoped would be agreed to by the home Government. The Bombay Government were in favour of the measure, and he trusted that the evils of carrying the traffic over that portion of their single line would not long exist. The distance between these points was only 55 miles. Including the line, stations, works, and rolling stuck now in operation, the cost averaged about £12,030 per mile. 'rho net revenue derived from the portions of line open for traffic during the past half year amounted to £2 17s 5d per cent. per annum on the outlay; but the gross receipts were such that if they could keep down the working expenses to 50 per cent. of the receipts, the net profit would yield a dividend Equal to £5 12s ld per cent. per annum, (Hear.) He thought the shareholders would admit that the traffic on the open portion of the line was sufficient to justify their most sanguine expectations. Their fares and rates were ex cessively low, and he had every reason to believe that in the course of a short period an alteration would be made in them so as to render the working of the railway more remunera tive. Since the last meeting the Government had proposed to extend the Nagpoor branch ten miles beyond the latter place, se as to make the terminal station at Kanty a mili tary cantonment. The shareholders would recollect that they had resolved that the capital of the company should be confined to the expenditure on the line to the Jubbulpore Junction in one direction, to Nagpore in the other, and to the junction with the Madras line. This was done that the shareholders should have as much as possible beyond 5 per cent. He thought a satisfactory arrangement might be made for keeping the cost of the proposed extension sepa rate. The Indian Government had employed a gentle man of great talent to investigate all the Indian rail ways, and his report on the state of their railway was very satisfactory. He had expressed himself highly satisfied at the way in which the railway had been managed, especially as to the way in which their accounts had been kept, and particularly the store accounts. He reported that their rail way was the best administered railway in India. After a most stringent inquiry into their affairs he thought the pro prietors had great reason to be satisfied with the result of that gentleman's investigation. Mr J. G. FRITH, deputy chairman, seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr C. BELL said he thought the time had arrived for in creasing the fares on the railway. When the present tariff of 2 pice per mile was fixed 10 years ago for third class pas sengers the pay of a labourer was 441 per day, but now it was is 61 ; the price of cotton was 4d per lb, but now it was is 8d per lb, while the rates for carrying it, taking all the risks, remained unaltered, The CHAIRMAN sail the directors had brought the matter several times before the Government, and they were now in negotiation on that very subject. The report was then adopted unanimously, and after some conversation, a resolution, on the motion of Mr BELL, was carried to the effect that in the opinion of the meeting the fares and rates for passengers and goods conveyed on the railway were inadequate, and that the time had arrived for their revision. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. -- GREAT NORTHERN. This company is now engaged in improving the gradients along the whole line between Boston and Lincoln, and pro poses to run a considerable portion of the heavy goods trbffic along the loop line with the view of relieving the main line. As soon as the new lino between Doncaster and Gainsborough is completed the coal trains for stations south of Peterborough are to pass along the loop line. SPILSBY AND FIRSBY. A meeting has been held at Spilsby for the purpose of promoting a line between those points. The capital of the proposed company is to be £30,00). . BEDFORD AND _LEAMINGTON. It has been decided to deposit pious this year fora lino illi o ; ;,, 4 0 : ,tco4, 0 , o tf r 0 09' 0 1; s~ d rY d Cb